They drank the water from a skull…

They had to desert their village #irishfamine

The mystery solved? #oconnellstreet #dublin #irishhistory

They kept watch through the hole or they’d die

The Temple of the Cows, where unbaptised babies were buried.

Is the same happening now? The decline of the shoemaker over 100 years ago.

Over 100 year old clothes iron. #antique #laundry #iron

How our ancestors slept - in a settle bed. #oldbed #antique #irishheritage

Soldier’s Saw from WW1 #militaryhistory #antiquetools

Why is this not available now? #antique #laundry #heritage

The gun platform and gun loops are remnants from Pigeon House Fort

How our ancestors made Barm

Cadaver gravestones Saint Peter’s Church, Drogheda #blackdeath #mementomori #drogheda

The Pickled Earl #kildare #irishhistory #ghoulish

The narrowest lane in the world ‘the width of myself’.

The back door an Irish rebel, Michael Collins sneaked in is shown at the end… #irishhistory

The real life Miss Havisham #charlesdickens #dublin #greatexpectations

Nature’s whiteboard in hedge schools

Irish Great Hunger - starving people made to build a canal that couldn’t hold water

The locals thought they were from a film set…

Tiny gem in Dun Laoghaire #celticart #ww1 #dunlaoghaire

The secrets in this cave

Ancient well and why you should never take anything away #ancientireland

Traditions at an ancient Irish well that go back to pagan times. #pagan #holywell #ancientireland

This is just one example of the Assisted Emigration Scheme during the Irish Great Hunger.

A fairy tree

Buried beneath the path, his eyes look so sad…

Tragedy on the Royal Canal in 1845

Six foot wide timeball dropped to tell the time

Historical spa day

Jack O’Lantern and other Irish Hallowe’en traditions #halloween #irishtradition #history #samhain

How salt preserved single Irish women #irishtradition #irishwedding #irishheritage

Where the Irish Proclamation of Independence was signed.

Punishment for speaking native language

Historical pizza oven

The importance of ancient Harpists #harpist #irishheritage #irishmusic #carpentry

The Burning of the Custom House

Horsehair sliotars and old Hurleys. Irish national sport, played to train to be warriors.

This building now in a hospital car park was the focus of 1 million people in 1932.

How Vikings practiced their carvings. D2. #viking #carving #history

The priceless present is shown at the end.

Match strikers!

Roads were once paved with timber #history #irishheritage #trinitycollegedublin

Early steam tractors. Fowler Hercules 1931 DNB tractor. #steamengines #classiccars #tractor

Irish ceilí band #irishmusic #ballina #marionette

Spinning wheel

Ruin we pass every day without knowing

Medieval candle making